Both 2013 Mercedes drivers have Yellow helmets. Who would give up? [split]

I have always used the t-cam when it comes to differentiating between drivers in Merc/McLaren or Renault. The helmets they use is only important when it comes to Ferrari because the car is way too red for the T-cam to do us any good.

I instinctively look at drivers helmets (not those ones...) to tell the difference but now both Merc and Toro Rosso drivers have very similar ones i might actually start paying more attention to the T-cams, i'd presume Nico would get the orange one (deemed the number 1 driver for FIA purposes i think) because he's not the new boy.

T-Cam, Mercedes logo on the front of the helmets, the shade of yellow, the car number, the green around Hamilton's visor. There's enough to easily distinguish them without having to think too hard, perish the thought.

T-Cam, Mercedes logo on the front of the helmets, the shade of yellow, the car number, the green around Hamilton's visor. There's enough to easily distinguish them without having to think too hard, perish the thought.

I don't think any of them are the easiest thing to spot at 200mph and/or from a distance.

I instinctively look at drivers helmets (not those ones...) to tell the difference but now both Merc and Toro Rosso drivers have very similar ones i might actually start paying more attention to the T-cams, i'd presume Nico would get the orange one (deemed the number 1 driver for FIA purposes i think) because he's not the new boy.

Yup 9 and 10

Plus Lewis is bound to have a number of "specials" which might help with distinguishing between the two.

It's a bit annoying but to be honest anyone claiming this makes it harder to tell which car is which or something...I'm sorry but if you can't instantly tell which car it is from its position on the track/race, you're not paying close enough attention to the race.

Of course it will be Nico in P8 dicing with the Saubers and Hammy in P13 having a squabble with Maldonado. Easy.

That's not such a bad idea for general use, leaving the helmet colours out of it. Like the rookie stripe in NASCAR. It could be like an extension of the T-cam (WHICH IS NOT HARD TO SEE), red stripes on one car, yellow on the other.

Personally I think the attitude of the Hamilton fans in this thread has been disgusting. Why should Nico be forced to give up his helmet scheme just because Hamilton was coming there? Nico is the established driver in the team, he was there first, and he should get the right to keep or discard his helmet design at HIS choice, not because a few stroppy Hamilton fans think the red carpet should be rolled out for him eveywhere.

These wing markings should be on every car. When you see the 'smog' GP's, you could easily miss the brighter yellow from one of the drivers.

Don't forget, currently, most camera angles are down the straight. You can't see the number and when it's low enough you hardly see the T-com, from the front it is only a small bar, easily missed. Also a view from the back when they enter a straight still leaves the driver in front to be guessed. Starting numbers are hardly distuingishable from the distance they are filming now. Also, more and more cars are 'reflective' or have metallic paint jobs. It reflects light so you can see numbers even worse.

I watched a football game the other day. It was hopeless. On both teams, ten of the players wore exactly the same kit. Only the two blokes who were standing around at each end of the field wearing gloves had different coloured kit. How was I supposed to tell one player from another?

I watched a football game the other day. It was hopeless. On both teams, ten of the players wore exactly the same kit. Only the two blokes who were standing around at each end of the field wearing gloves had different coloured kit. How was I supposed to tell one player from another?

Football's a completely different ball game ( ), you can tell players apart using a combination of their height, hair colour, the way they run, different boots and the big number on the back of their shirts, plus they're not flying past you in a flash, they run around a limited rectangular field which is within eye sight the whole time.

Its not hard to tell F1 drivers apart using their helmets but looking at the helmet becomes instinctive, looking at the T-cams isn't hard but its not the first thing you go to when you look at the car. Don't get me wrong its not a problem to look at the t-cam, just not the easiest solution.

Football's a completely different ball game ( ), you can tell players apart using a combination of their height, hair colour, the way they run, different boots and the big number on the back of their shirts, plus they're not flying past you in a flash, they run around a limited rectangular field which is within eye sight the whole time.